They incorporated 2 Tones in July and have spent the months since finding a space to brew in, buying equipment, lining up financing and figuring out how to take beer-making, which they have done at home for six years, from hobby to business.

They have a small, five-barrel system but are still waiting on delivery of three five-barrel fermentation tanks. Counting the cost of equipment, leasing space, ingredients and odds and ends, Hill and McKeivier have $100,000 invested in their startup.